The NQF provides a model for advancement of healthcare quality ...

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The NQF provides a model for advancement of healthcare quality that could be used in healthcare organizations. The use of this model by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services specifically affects the interaction between adverse events and:
 
  a. Staffing.
  b. Funding.
  c. Composition of executive councils.
  d. Composition of consumer-based councils.

Question 2

In accordance with changes by the Joint Commission (TJC), Pleasant Valley Hospital amends its safety practices and policies to emphasize:
 
  a. Safety goals specific to Pleasant Valley.
  b. Decision-making processes.
  c. Sufficient staffing for safe care.
  d. Increased numbers of baccalaureate-prepared RNs.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have adopted a policy based on the NQF's never events. The CMS will no longer pay for patient conditions or events that result from poor practice while patients are under the care of a health professional.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
When the TJC, a not-for-profit organization that accredits healthcare organizations, changed its focus from processes to outcomes, it emphasized patient safety and issues setting-specific annual patient safety goals.